Review of Almost Famous (2000) by Kevin M — 25 Aug 2012
Almost Famous is about a rock band that tours the U.S., but underneath the surface it's about the appreciation of music, being famous, and the fragility of a relationship. The scenes that really got to me were the ones between Kate Hudson and Patrick Fugit.
I think Kate Hudson and Billy Crudup are both excellent here, but Cameron Crowe could have more carefully selected an actor for Fugit's role. He doesn't show as much emotion as a more experienced actor could, which is kind of disappointing.
I also think the ending could have been stronger. Luckily these flaws are so easy to overlook. There's one scene where the rock band's groupies decide to "deflower" Fugit and his character likes Hudson's character so much to the point where he wasn't even paying attention to the groupies, he was just staring at her and she was staring back.
It was at this point where I said to myself, "Yeah, this movie is amazing.".
This review of Almost Famous (2000) was written by Kevin M on 25 Aug 2012.
Almost Famous has generally received very positive reviews.
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